Paint where the bird came from (8)

I believe the answer is:

eggshell

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'paint' is the definition.
(eggshell is a colour of paint)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for eggshell that I've seen before include "Thin, translucent china" , "Kind of porcelain" , "manufactured in layers?" , "Slightly glossy (of paint)" , "Thin type of china" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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